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A Tale of Harvest Festival

Paul Heiney visits Cornwall to learn more about the man who made Harvest Festival the celebration it is today. From 2002.

Paul Heiney ventures to the north Cornish Morwenstow coast to trace the origins of the Harvest Festival celebration as we know it today.

Evidence of similar festivals date way back as far as Moses and Roman Times.

However, in 1843, Reverend Hawker wrote letter to his parishioners. He suggests having what is seen as new tradition celebrating the harvest.

Paul examines the history right up to the modern day in which so many different crops are grown that the harvest never truly ends.

Producer: Sally Flatman

First broadcast on Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 in October 2002.

30 minutes

Last on

Tue 19 Oct 2021 00:30
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Broadcasts

  • Mon 29 Sep 2014 06:30
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  • Mon 29 Sep 2014 13:30
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  • Mon 29 Sep 2014 20:30
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  • Tue 30 Sep 2014 02:30
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  • Mon 18 Oct 2021 18:30
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  • Tue 19 Oct 2021 00:30
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